Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-01-25
Local Miscellany,

while yesterday.
Mr.. D. G. Donnclly has been quite
Gil for several days past.
Miss Sophie Pole, of Hagerstown,
has been visiting Mrs. DR.. Simmons.
All kinds of Picture Frame Mould
fnSs at G. f. HuGHRs' Furniture
Stofe.
The pig pen of Mr.. Levi Porter,
heer Wheatland, was raidcd one night
recently, and fine shoat taken.
Mr.. Philip Heefncr, of Chambers
burg, Pa, is in our town taking sub
scriptions for 4 patent sash lock.
Mr.. D. f. Beavers vas severely,
though not dangerously kicked by a
horse belonging to Mr.. +. A. Yates
enc day last week.
Mr.. Joseph Baker and wife, of
Caroline county, Va, are visiting Mr..
Bakers father, Deputy Sheriff Eu-
gene Baker, near Leetown in this
county.
Claude f. IIsincs, of the Sr1R1r
typographical force, spraincd his
right ankle very badly last Friday.
DR.. G.. +. Mason gave him necessary
attention.
a straw rick belonging to Mr..
Samuel Baugher, on the land of Mrs.
Mary K. Hunter, adjoining DIR. II. c.
Bcckham's, caught fire from 4. spark
frem b. e Q. locomotive, last
Wednesday, and was destroyed.
Tie visiting delegation from Ber-
ryvittc to the Masonic Banquet at this
plscc last Friday evening consisted of
Rev. w. L. Lynch and Messrs. J. L.
Griffith, Conrad Kownslar, J. L. Da-
Wis, II. Griffith, Louis T.. Brown and
Louis Scheur.
The following officers have been
elected and installed by Widely
Lodge, No. %, 1. o. O. F., of this
itsces \. +. Tanquary, n. c.. Jesse
+. Bailey. V. g.; W. c. Bragg, r.
Scc'y; V. NJ Firor, p. Scc'y: y. S.
Hughes, Treasurer.
A late Knoxville (Tenn.) paper
noting the improvements and house
building in that city during 1886,
says Mr.. George w. Lambright and
Mr.. AndrcwK. Seldcn, merchants Of
that city-sons-in-law of Maj. G. W.
T. Kcarsley of this town-have each
erected handsome $500 residences
Ripon station on the S. Y. Il. r.. ,
with its new depot, telegraph Office,
scales, cattle pens, &c, is coming
into prominence as shipping point.
The first shipment of stock was made
by Messrs Stouffcr & Brcnncman. and
consisted of sheep and cattle, n car
load of the latter averaging 1860 lbs.
each.
A coiorcd woman named Annie
johnson has been arrested in Mar
tinsburg charged with having robbed
Daniel Stauh, an engineer on the Bal
tinrore and Ohio Railroad, of si7O.
The ash pile at her house was searched
and the frame Of Staub's pockct-hOok
found. but so far the money has not
been recovered.
Some of the household effects of
Mr.. w. b. Page. of Clarke county.
Va, caught fire from spark from an
open fireplace, one day last week.
Timely discovery enabled Mr.. Pages
family to cxtiuguish the fire with but
slight damage, which was promptly
settled by Mcssrs. Washington &
Alexander of this place, in whose
agency the property was insured.
The upper floor of the Bank build
ing in Bcrryville, used as 4 club
room, caught fire, as is supposed,
from cigar stump thrown into spit
toon, last Friday night, and was
slightly damaged. But for timely
discovery by the driver who returned
with the delegation from the Masonic
supper at this place, the entire bull
ding would probably have been de-
stroycd.
Through our entcrprising and eff
cient correspondents we were fur
nished with no less than four differ
ent reports Of the accident at Duff
fields Depot last Wednesday. We
return thanks for the kind attention
Of our friends, and trust their quad
ripple reports on this occasion will not
cause each, at some other time, to trust
that another has reported some impor-
tant matter coming to his or her
knowledge.
A raid was made on Mr.. Nimrod
Trussell's chicken coop few nights
ago, and three chickens taken there
from. The stolen fowls turned up the
same night, short while after, being